City of Columbus – Bartholomew County Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing Officer Meeting - February 10, 2026

Note: The agenda lists the meeting time as 4:00 P.M., while the provided timestamp indicates 09:00:00+00:00 (which corresponds to 4:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time). This discrepancy is noted. No minutes or transcript were available for this summary; therefore, the following is based solely on the agenda. The agenda included eight public hearing items requiring hearing officer action, covering various variance and conditional use requests.

Public Hearings

• CDS-2025-034: Jake Fitzsimmons requested a development standards variance to allow a driveway width of 32 feet at the right-of-way line, exceeding the maximum 24 feet by 8 feet, at 3840 Oriole Drive, Columbus.
• BZA-25-3: Housing Partnerships, Inc. requested conditional use approval for a duplex in the RE (Residential: Established) zoning district at 834 Werner Avenue, Columbus.
• BZA-25-12: First Empire Holdings requested a development standards variance to allow a 6-foot-tall fence in a front yard, exceeding the 3.5-foot maximum by 2.5 feet, at 3103 Westenedge Drive, Columbus.
• BZA-26-1: Eddie Wright requested a variance to allow an accessory structure (detached garage) to be 5 feet from the property line, reducing the required 15-foot side setback by 10 feet, at 3471 South 600 East, Rockcreek Township.
• BZA-26-3: Columbus City Utilities requested conditional use approval for expansion of a wastewater treatment facility in the AP (Agriculture: Preferred) zoning district at 3465 Jonesville Road, Columbus Township.
• BZA-26-4: Columbus City Utilities requested conditional use approval for expansion of a wastewater treatment facility in a Wellfield Protection Overlay District at the same property.
• BZA-26-5: Columbus City Utilities requested a variance to allow an accessory structure (thermal dryer) to be 40 feet in height, exceeding the 25-foot maximum by 15 feet, at the same property.
• BZA-26-6: Columbus City Utilities requested a variance to allow a silo to be 90 feet in height, exceeding the 25-foot maximum by 65 feet, at the same property.
• BZA-26-8: MLJ Oak Street Properties requested three variances: a parking lot setback of 6 feet (4 feet less than required), a building setback of 20 feet from the centerline of Dahn Street (15 feet less than required), and a waiver of sidewalk installation along Dahn Street, at 102 Oak Street, Columbus.

Key Outcomes

No decisions or votes were recorded in the available materials. The meeting was scheduled for February 10, 2026, but no minutes or transcript were provided to confirm outcomes.